The Man Who Went Away
List of Editions
Letter
designations are from my book, Harold Bell Wright's Books and
Collectibles. Editions I have discovered since publishing the book
are in this "teal" green color.
a.
*Harpers,
1942,
red,
8.25",
yellow
block
on
spine
with
red
reversed
letters,
"FIRST
EDITION/G-R,"
Full
color
illustration
on
dust
jacket
wraps
around
spine
{gc}
b.
Harpers,
1942,
2nd
ed.,
identical
to
above
but
"SECOND
EDITION"
printed
inside
{lt}
bb.
Harpers,
1942,
3rd
edition.,
identical
to
above
but
says,
"THIRD
EDITION."
Also
has
eagle
on
copyright
page
and
says,
"This
book
is
complete
and
unabridged
in
contents,
and
is
manufactured
in
strict
conformity
with
Government
regulations
for
saving
paper."
{RL}
c.
Grosset
&
Dunlap,
(1944),
red,
7.75",
blue
block
on
spine
with
red
letters,
"wartime
notice"
printed
inside.
Both
books
I
am
aware
of
show
only
the
original
publication
date,
1942,
but
the
Cumulative
Book
Index,
1943-48,
mentions
only
a
1944
edition.
I
will
consider
all
Grosset
&
Dunlap's
1944
until
proven
otherwise.
{lt}
d.
Musson,
(Toronto)
{CBI
1938-42}
e.
Yestermorrow,
1991,
limited
edition
(500
copies),
red,
drawing
of
HBW
on
cover.
f. Philadelphia
Inquirer, Gold Seal Novel Series,
February 14, 1943. "Complete illustrated novel," published as a
section of its Sunday edition. Twenty pages, 11" x 14".
Five illustrations including the cover. Illustrated by Harry Weinert.
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